Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Fashion Letter: William Rast

Dear designers of William Rast (although I am specifically talking to you, Justin Timberlake),

Look. I get it, JT. You're trying to pull the whole mogul business thing that Jay-Z, Diddy, and J.Lo have mastered long ago. And I applaud you for branching out. Your music is fantastic and your appearances on SNL make me love you even more and hope that you quit making music to become a full-time cast member, spending the rest of your days making awesome sketches with Andy Samberg and the rest of The Lonely Island, so it's about time that you decided to jump into another industry.

But, JT. Fashion? Really? I understand that you dress rather snazzily in real life, but a decent portion of your show for F/W '09 (Right before Marc Jacobs, I might add. Kudos for having the balls) felt like an extension of your first show last season. Those awful, fringe-ridden shoes were still there, only you put them on the men as well, and there was even more denim than last season's collection. What happened to those fabulous mens' dress jackets from S/S '09? What happened to the semi-cute mini dresses, too? I feel like you took a trip to the 90's with the ultra-matchy denim pants and jackets. JT, do you not remember what happened when you wore something like that when you were still dating Britney Spears? HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING?

Also, while I commend you for not borrowing from Marc Jacobs (Elie Tahari and Alice Temperley, I'm looking at you), don't try to do something that Christophe Decarnin did for Balmain last season, only Christophe Decarnin did it more awesome. While I can't stand shoulder pads, Balmain's military jackets looked much more fabulous in comparison to your black denim, over-sized ones. You might have gone a little overboard with your Bedazzler and box of rounded, silver studs.

I'm not asking for much. I'm only asking for clothing that does not scream American Midwest and South. Keep your Tennessee roots, but refine what you already have. And for the love of god, please, please use different fabrics.

With love,

Mia

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